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The Eastern Herald’s Russia Desk covers Russia, the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian foreign policy, NATO-Russia relations, Eastern European security, the Baltic region and major geopolitical developments involving Moscow and its neighbors.

Lead photograph accompanying Al Jazeera's report on the Russian diesel agreement

Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Russia's partial lifting of its diesel export ban will not affect domestic consumers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, as exports resume under the Putin-Trump deal.

October 10, 2026

by Russia Desk

German security forces at Leipzig Airport following the GRU drone incident in August 2026

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Three European intelligence chiefs issued a rare joint warning Sunday that Russia could test NATO's collective defence in months, not years, citing the Leipzig Airport drone incident as a decisive shift in Moscow's hybrid warfare tactics. Their assessments diverged internally

September 21, 2026

by Russia Desk

Drone strike damage in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 2026

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

Russia launched 172 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, killing two in Zaporizhzhia, where apartment blocks burned

Voters at a polling station in Russia during the 2026 State Duma election

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia's Duma election closed September 20 with United Russia leading exit polls at 53.5% as fraud

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains France June 15 2026

Trump Says Calls With Putin and Zelensky Went Well as G7 Opens in Évian

Donald Trump told reporters in Évian that his back-to-back phone calls with Putin and Zelensky ahead of the G7 summit went well — but Zelensky is arriving without a bilateral meeting on

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Trump Says Both Putin and Zelensky Are ‘Open’ to Ukraine Settlement After G7 Talks With Macron

Standing beside Emmanuel Macron at the G7 in Évian, Donald Trump said he spoke Sunday with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky and came away believing a settlement is within reach —

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kirill Dmitriev head of RDIF speaking at SPIEF 2026 about Bering Strait tunnel design agreement

Alaska’s Own Engineer-Politician Says Bering Strait Tunnel Can Be Built, but at Enormous Cost

Former Alaska Lieutenant Governor Loren Leman, an engineer by training with Russian ancestry, told RIA Novosti the Bering Strait tunnel is technically doable — but warns of 'tremendous resources' required, offering the

June 15, 2026

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Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Moscow Russia

Washington Has Yet to Account for Russian Adoptees’ Welfare, Moscow Says — and Journalists Are Being Blocked Too

Russia and Belarus released their third joint human rights report on Monday, singling out Washington's failure to provide welfare information on Russian-born children adopted before the 2013 ban — and its silence

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a bilateral meeting at the Palace of Independence in Minsk June 2026

Lavrov Tells Lukashenko the West Unleashed Ukraine War — In Minsk, Russia Rehearses Its Peace Narrative

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday that the conflict in Ukraine was a war unleashed by the West — language that goes further than any ceasefire

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A sign for the G20 to be hosted in Miami 2026 is displayed as President Trump speaks in the Oval Office

Russia Says US Is Failing Its G20 Host Duties, Blocking Delegates and Poisoning the Forum

Moscow says Washington has blocked Russian officials from G20 financial meetings in April and May, denied accreditation to civil society delegates, and is hiding the pattern behind claims of technical problems. The

June 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 2026

Putin Tells Trump Joint Efforts Can Transform Russia-US Relations and Secure Global Stability

Vladimir Putin sent a birthday telegram to Donald Trump on the American president's 80th milestone, invoking the language of bilateral renewal at a moment when Ukraine peace talks have stalled and Moscow's

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Putin Calls Trump on His 80th Birthday — Then Tells Zelensky to Come to Moscow

Vladimir Putin became the first foreign leader to phone Donald Trump on his 80th birthday on Sunday, their 13th call since Trump's return to office — then Moscow pointedly told Zelensky that

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a press conference in Moscow, January 2026

Lavrov Arrives in Minsk as Russia Frames Nuclear Weapons in Belarus as NATO Deterrent

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov touched down in Minsk on Sunday for a two-day working visit with President Alexander Lukashenko and Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov — a trip Moscow formally linked, one

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Repatriation of fallen soldiers' remains in a Russia-Ukraine exchange

Russia Returns 1,212 Ukrainian War Dead as the Front Stays Frozen

Russia returned the remains of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers this week and received 27 of its own, the latest exchange under the Istanbul framework. It is the one part of that deal both

June 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Russia Desk

Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Trump Says Calls With Putin and Zelensky Went Well as G7 Opens in Évian

Trump Says Both Putin and Zelensky Are ‘Open’ to Ukraine Settlement After G7 Talks With Macron

Alaska’s Own Engineer-Politician Says Bering Strait Tunnel Can Be Built, but at Enormous Cost

Washington Has Yet to Account for Russian Adoptees’ Welfare, Moscow Says — and Journalists Are Being Blocked Too

Lavrov Tells Lukashenko the West Unleashed Ukraine War — In Minsk, Russia Rehearses Its Peace Narrative

Russia Says US Is Failing Its G20 Host Duties, Blocking Delegates and Poisoning the Forum

Putin Tells Trump Joint Efforts Can Transform Russia-US Relations and Secure Global Stability

Putin Calls Trump on His 80th Birthday — Then Tells Zelensky to Come to Moscow

Lavrov Arrives in Minsk as Russia Frames Nuclear Weapons in Belarus as NATO Deterrent

Russia Returns 1,212 Ukrainian War Dead as the Front Stays Frozen

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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